Items Similar to Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
About the Item
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
- Creator:Bontems (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 1.58 in (4 cm)Width: 4.34 in (11 cm)Depth: 2.76 in (7 cm)
- Style:Late Victorian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1900-1909
- Date of Manufacture:1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2015329814082
About the Seller
4.6
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2012
1stDibs seller since 2016
75 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 5 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: London, United Kingdom
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by BontemsLocated in London, GBA antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems Circa 1890, Going-barrel movement, Motor-view light anomaly... When wound and start/...Category
Antique 1890s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
MaterialsTortoise Shell
- Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890By BontemsLocated in London, GBA stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890. The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsBronze, Enamel
- Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by BontemsLocated in London, GBA antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems, Going barrel movement, Gilt metal two-tone brilliance... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird pops up through foliate chased gilt grille, then proceeds to move bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to good complex continuous synchronized birdsong. The bird with streaked feathered plumage in brown, yellow, turquoise and red, lime green and purple iridescent highlights, highly polished lid interior for full bird reflection, in plain polished tortoiseshell case, twinned laurel leaf engraved bird lid border with the bird lid engraved with love birds and rose united beneath leaf swag arch, accentuated with gilt on silvered ground, hidden key...Category
Antique 1880s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
MaterialsTortoise Shell
- Singing Bird Box by Alfred BontemsLocated in London, GBA superb antique and finely painted sarcophagus-form wooden singing bird box, by Alfred Bontems. Going-barrel movement A stunning painting on each...Category
Antique 1890s French Decorative Boxes
MaterialsWood
- Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird boxLocated in London, GBA good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free... When wound and the sta...Category
Antique Early 1900s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
MaterialsTortoise Shell
- Antique Pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird boxLocated in London, GBA fine antique pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box, Circa 1910, Going-barrel movement, Soft streaks of light throughout this fabulous case... When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird emerges through the pierced and tooled gilt grille, moving bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to continuous synchronized birdsong. With the bird displaying...Category
Antique 1890s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
MaterialsTortoise Shell
You May Also Like
- Automaton singing bird by BontemsBy BontemsLocated in Zonhoven, BEUnique flower pot with singing bird automaton made by Bontems in the last quarter of the 19th century. Bontems was a manufacturer of bird automatons in Paris. He produced decent num...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Other, Gold Plate
- Singing Bird Cage by BontemsBy BontemsLocated in Zonhoven, BERare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France). This top quality singing bird has a wooden gilded base to ...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Other, Gold Plate
- Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by BontemsBy BontemsLocated in Zonhoven, BERare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France). This singing bird cage has a brass gilded base to conseal ...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Other, Gold Plate
- Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birdsBy BontemsLocated in Zonhoven, BERare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France). This top quality singing bird has a wooden gilded base to ...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Other, Gold Plate
- Clock with Singing Bird Automaton by BontemsBy BontemsLocated in Zonhoven, BEVery beautiful and rare clock with bird automaton. Made by Bontems at the end of 19th century in Paris. This French pendulum clock runs for 8 days, strikes the half hour and full ho...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
MaterialsMetal, Other, Enamel, Gold Plate
- Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird BoxLocated in New Orleans, LAThis extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed in a case enveloped in luxurious tortoiseshell. Ev...Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Louis XV Decorative Boxes
MaterialsGold
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Silvered French Boxes
French Silver Box
Antique Sterling Silver Box Boxes
Black Enamel Box
Enamel Box French
French Enamel Boxes
Sterling Box Enamel Box
Embellished Shell
Bird Shell
Antique Silver Enamel Box
Antique Silver And Enamel Box Boxes
Tortoiseshell Boxes
Tortoise Boxes
Silver Box Black Enamel
Box Tortoise Shell
Tortoiseshell Box
Silver Box With Black Lid
Tortoise Shell Box Antique